1917 Erfurt receiver notch

paradox998 · 10-15-2007, 08:11 PM

Hi:

Just purchased a 1917 Erfurt matching luger. In looking over the pictures the seller sent, I noticed a notch on the top of the receiver as might be found on artillery lugers. The barrel appear to match and is 4 inches. Were all Erfurts produced near the end of the war made with the artillery notch? If the barrel serial did not match, I would think this gun had been rebarreled, but that does not appear to be so.

Any insights? Thanks.

wlyon · 10-15-2007, 09:07 PM

Perfectly correct to have a 1917 Erfurt with the Artillery cut. Apparently this started in 1917 and most have the cut. Yours looks legit to me. Nice Erfurt. Bill

Ron Smith · 10-15-2007, 11:52 PM

Hal,

As Bill says, it is correct. Looks like a decent Erfurt. Congrats!!

Lugerdoc · 10-16-2007, 09:25 AM

Hal, Toward the end of WW1, the Erfurt Arsenal started using up the leftover notched receivers on PO8s,from their 1914 run of LPO8, since by then only DWM was building artillery models. TH

paradox998 · 10-16-2007, 09:13 PM

Thanks to all for the info!!

10-15-2007, 08:11 PM	#1
paradox998 User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: South Florida Posts: 105 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	1917 Erfurt receiver notch Hi: Just purchased a 1917 Erfurt matching luger. In looking over the pictures the seller sent, I noticed a notch on the top of the receiver as might be found on artillery lugers. The barrel appear to match and is 4 inches. Were all Erfurts produced near the end of the war made with the artillery notch? If the barrel serial did not match, I would think this gun had been rebarreled, but that does not appear to be so. Any insights? Thanks.

10-15-2007, 09:07 PM	#2
wlyon Lifer 2X Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: May 2005 Location: Somewhere in Montana Posts: 2,631 Thanks: 3,170 Thanked 2,555 Times in 954 Posts	Perfectly correct to have a 1917 Erfurt with the Artillery cut. Apparently this started in 1917 and most have the cut. Yours looks legit to me. Nice Erfurt. Bill __________________ Bill Lyon

10-15-2007, 11:52 PM	#3
Ron Smith User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Orygun Posts: 4,243 Thanks: 118 Thanked 245 Times in 150 Posts	Hal, As Bill says, it is correct. Looks like a decent Erfurt. Congrats!! __________________ I Still Need DWM side plate #49... if anyone runs across a nice one. What ~Rudyard Kipling~ said...

10-16-2007, 09:25 AM	#4
Lugerdoc Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: POB 398 St.Charles,MO. 63302 Posts: 5,089 Thanks: 6 Thanked 736 Times in 483 Posts	Hal, Toward the end of WW1, the Erfurt Arsenal started using up the leftover notched receivers on PO8s,from their 1914 run of LPO8, since by then only DWM was building artillery models. TH __________________ Tom Heller POB 398 ST.Charles, MO. 63302 Tel 636-447-3006 lugerdoc@charter.net

10-16-2007, 09:13 PM	#5
paradox998 User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: South Florida Posts: 105 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thanks to all for the info!!